IEEE-USA Washington Update - "The Ginsburg Effect"
Join us as IEEE-USA's director of government relations, Russ Harrison, discusses what Congress is doing for, and to our profession during the COVID-19 crisis.
TO ATTEND: Visit the IEEE-USA Facebook page or the IEEE-USA YouTube Channel at 1 PM ET on every other Friday for the live stream. No registration required.
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- Date: 02 Oct 2020
- Time: 01:00 PM to 01:30 PM
- All times are (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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- Washington, District of Columbia
- United States 20036
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Russ Harrison
IEEE-USA Washington Update
Biography:
Russell T. Harrison is IEEE-USA's director of Government Relations. He previously served as senior legislative representative for grassroots activities. In addition to providing overall strategic direction and day-to-day operational management of IEEE-USA's government relations program and staff, he also focuses on programs and activities design to help U.S. IEEE members interact with – and influence – elected officials. He is also responsible for a number of IEEE-USA government relations initiatives, particularly small and independent business policy and high-skill immigration reform.
Prior to IEEE-USA, Russell directed grassroots programs at the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries and the American Iron and Steel Institute. In these positions, he also raised over $300,000 in campaign contributions through the associations' political action committees. He has also represented the recycling and steel industries on Capitol Hill and in state capitols on a variety of issues as a professional lobbyist. Russell has a B.A. in Political Science, with minors in History and Communication, from Allegheny College, and a Masters in Public Policy from the University of Maryland.
Agenda
Presenter: Russ Harrison, IEEE-USA Director of Government Relations
When: Every other Friday @ 1:00 - 1:30 PM ET
Live Stream URLs: Facebook | YouTube
What effect will the death of SupremeCourt Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg have on D.C., and on IEEE-USA's priorities for the rest of 2020? Join IEEE-USA's Washington expert as he discusses the potential implications.
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21 August 2020 - August Update Part 2
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7 August 2020 - August Recess
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10 July 2020 - COVID-19: It's All About NDAA
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19 June 2020 - COVID-19 Update: Return to Normal?
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5 June 2020 - Moonshots
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